Australia Top End -- Part 2 (1 Viewer)

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ScottSobel

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• Dec 21, 2012

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Here are some more birds from Australia's Top End. The last is a kite. However, my book does not show this sort of speckling for either the black or whistling kites which are the two most common there. Perhaps it's a juvenile?

Thanks again,
Scott

 

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njlarsen

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• Dec 21, 2012

• #2

Juvenile Whistling Kite looks good for the last one, and for two my immediate impression is Varied Triller. However, wait for confirmation.

For all your threads, a more precise location for each picture might help!

Niels

 

birdboybowley

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• Dec 21, 2012

• #3

1 Mangrove Golden Whistler
3 Northern Fantail
Agree with Niels on other two

 

John_WA

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• Dec 21, 2012

• #4

birdboybowley said:

1 Mangrove Golden Whistler
3 Northern Fantail
Agree with Niels on other two

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Seconded & thirded!

 

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Dom F

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• Dec 21, 2012

• #5

Surely picture one is a Grey Whistler - no contrast between wing coverts/flight feathers and mantle and back; no hint of yellow in the undertail / vent area and faintest hint of an eyebrow.
That said me and photo IDs don't usually mix so could be completely wrong here!

 

birdboybowley

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• Dec 21, 2012

• #6

Yeah, that looks better at a more reasonable time of day! Grey Whistler ssp simplex it is....known as Brown Whistler too isn't it?

 

John_WA

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• Dec 21, 2012

• #7

Dom F said:

That said me and photo IDs don't usually mix so could be completely wrong here!

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Nope, I suspect you're spot on too - happy to revise my ID to Grey